Waste receptacle

ABSTRACT

A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be moved from a position where it is at least partially within the cabinet, to a position where the support frame is extended sufficiently so it can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has an open ring on which a waste bag can be placed. The ring is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the bag support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal, rather than being lifted up through a container opening or support. The waste receptacle can have a cover that can be actuated to move from a closed position overlying the bag support frame to an open position.

This application refers to and claims priority on U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 61/048,717, filed Apr. 29, 2008, the contents ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a waste receptacle that has anexterior housing, and a waste bag support which can be retracted intothe housing until an actuator is moved to permit the waste bag supportand a supported waste bag to be extended out from the housing. When thewaste bag support is extended, it can be rotated about a vertical axisfor access to a bag on the waste bag support.

Various trash bag holders have been advanced, as well as garbagecontainers that hold trash bags. Many of these have hinged doors thatare openable by pushing them inwardly. There are other types ofreceptacles and receptacle covers that will pivot open.

Removing full trash or waste bags from the waste containers generallyrequires lifting off a cover, or otherwise opening the entire top of thecontainer or outer housing and then listing the full bag up over thecontainer top for removal. This is inconvenient, and time consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides a waste receptacle that utilizes astationary outer housing or cabinet that compliments the interior decorof a building, and which has a moveable trash or waste bag support framemounted for movement into and out of the outer housing. The waste ortrash bag support frame has a part cylindrical outer wall, and has awaste bag support ring or hoop on a back side of the wall. The waste bagsupport frame and the bag support ring or hoop can be slid outwardlyfrom the cabinet and rotated about an upright axis for removable of afull trash bag. The removal is done by releasing the bag from the ring,and dropping the bag down to the floor or ground. A clean trash bag canbe replaced on the support ring. The waste bag support frame ismaintained in place in the cabinet when in use, and a foot actuator canbe operated to open a cover, when a cover is provided, and release thewaste bag support frame to permit moving the waste bag support frame toan extended position.

In one form of the disclosure, the cover is an eyelid type or partspherical cover that is pivotally mounted above the part cylindricalwall to cover an access opening to the bag above the part cylindricalwall, which extends to the exterior of the cabinet. The bottom edge ofthe cover is part circular and mates with the top edge of the partcylindrical outer wall of the support frame.

The cover hinge utilizes a pivot support that will provide damping asthe cover is opened or closed.

The combined movement of sliding the bag support frame out of thecabinet and rotating the waste bag support frame so the bag support ringand the bag are completely out of the cabinet provides for easy accessto the bag for removal and replacement. The top of the full bag can bedropped below the ring and removed without the need for lifting the fullbag over the ring.

The unit is easily operated, compact, and reliable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a waste receptacle made accordingto the present disclosure and taken on line 1-1 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the waste receptacle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the waste receptacle of the disclosure showinga waste bag support frame in an open partially rotated position;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken as on line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 5-5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken as on line 6-6 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view of a lower portion ofthe waste receptacle taken along the same line as FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of the pivot hinge assembly and damperfor the cover for the receptacle;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary side view of the pivot hinge assembly for thereceptacle taken on line 9-9 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an end view of the pivot hinge and damper taken on line 10-10in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken on line 11-11 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of the wastereceptacle, taken on line 12-12 in FIG. 13;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken on line 13-13 in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top sectional view of a further modified form of thedisclosure showing a waste bag support frame rotated 90° from a positionwhere it would fit into a cabinet, and having casters for supporting thewaste bag support frame taken generally on line 14-14 in FIG. 15;

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary sectional view of the lower portion of thewaste bag support frame of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a front view of a modified waste receptacle and cabinetassembly;

FIG. 17 is a side plan view of the form of the waste receptacle shown atFIG. 16 with parts broken away;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken on line 18-18 in FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken on line 19-19 in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the lower portion of a waste bag supportframe taken on a line similar to FIG. 6, but with a modified slide andturntable assembly;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view as on line 21-21 in FIG. 20, with a wastebag support frame retracted; and

FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken on line 22-22 in FIG. 20, with a wastebag support frame retracted.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

A waste receptacle assembly indicated generally at 10 includes an outercabinet 12 that has a support base 14, spaced apart side walls 16, 16, atop wall 19, a rear wall 18 and a bottom wall 36, that are securedtogether to form a cabinet. In addition, the cabinet 12 has a frontpanel 20 that only partially covers the upper portion of an open frontof the cabinet. The support base 14 comprises a rectangular frame 15having side members 15A, a rear member 15B and a front member 15C. Theframe 15 supports the bottom wall 36. Leveling feet 21 are provided atthe corners of support base 14, and a pair of leveling feet 33 support aforwardly extending, curved front edge portion of the bottom wall 36.(See FIG. 6).

As shown the front panel 20 has a center part circular opening 22. Apart spherical cover 24 is pivotally mounted on suitable pivot supports26 on the opposite side walls 16, 16 of the cabinet. As will beexplained, at least one of the pivot support assemblies includes a pivotsupport torque damper mechanism 30 that is operated with a foot actuator60, as will be explained to move the cover 24 from its closed positionshown in solid lines in FIG. 1 to its dotted line open position, alsoshown in FIG. 1. In the open position of the cover 24, an opening isprovided for access to a waste bag.

The pivot support and damper mechanism 30 will prevent the cover fromslamming down as the center of gravity of the cover goes over center asit is closed. A spring may be mounted to provide a return force to tendto close the open cover. The cover may be initially moved to be closedmanually. The cover 24 is held in open position with a manual latch 25that rotates manually between a locked and open position, as shown. Aspring loaded detent to hold the cover 24 open also can be used.

A waste bag support or carrier frame 34 is made as a separate unit fromthe cabinet and the cover 24. The bag support frame 34 includes a bottomor base metal, or other leak proof material, pan 35 with a peripheralwall 35A (See FIG. 3) and a curved or semi-circular cross sectionupright front wall 38. The wall 35A of pan 35 is secured to the uprightfront wall 38. The metal pan 35 is also supported on a support wall 35Bthat is secured to the curved upright front wall 38. The support wall35B extends to the rear to fully support the pan 35, as shown in crosssection in FIG. 6. As can be seen, the front wall 38 extends upwardlyand is a half of a right circular cylinder that extends substantially180° around the circular pan 35. The front wall 38 also extends upwardlyto height below the cover 24 when the cover is closed, and thepart-circular upper edge of wall 38 mates with the part circular bottomedge of the closed cover. In other words, the lower edge of the cover 24is substantially the same size and shape as the upper edge of the partcylindrical front wall 38. The side edges of the curved front wall 38are spaced apart by a diameter of the pan 35.

The front wall 38 forms a rigid upright support that in turn mounts awaste or trash bag support ring 40, which ring 40 is mounted on a metalsupport flange or top plate 42 mounted on the upper end of wall 38. Thetop plate 42 is part circular and has ends 42A (FIG. 4). The top plate42 has a rolled outer edge, as shown. The support ring 40 extendshorizontally outwardly from the backside of the front wall 38. The ring40 thus overlies the base pan 35. As can be seen in FIG. 3, a waste ortrash bag 43 of thin conventional plastic can be supported on thesupport ring 40 by placing the top portion of the bag 43 on the interiorof the ring 40 and folding the edge portion of the open upper portion ofthe bag over the ring generally as shown in FIG. 5.

The upright front wall 38 extends outwardly from the front of thecabinet 12. The diameter of the half cylinder front wall 38 is slightlyless than the space between the side walls 16 of the cabinet and thediameter plane between the edges of the half cylinder from the wall liessubstantially along the front plane of the cabinet 12, but can extendinto the cabinet 12 a short distance when it is retracted to theposition shown in FIG. 1.

Suitable cushioning bumpers 39 are secured to both of the side walls 16of the cabinet 12 at a level near the top of the upright front wall 38,and are located to provide stops for the edges of the half cylinder wall38 when the carrier frame 34 is retracted into the cabinet, and torotate the carrier frame to its proper position if it is partiallyrotated when the carrier frame is retracted into the cabinet.

Ring 40, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 has a rounded interior surface and atubular top edge shape 40A that forms a recess 40B below the tube 40A,so that the top edge of the open end of the waste bag 43 can be foldedover the top edge tube of ring 40 and then held in place in a suitablemanner. The bag 43 can be held in place by utilizing a rubber band orring 41 around the folded bag top on the outside of ring 40 to retainthe edge of the bag on the ring. Maintaining even a slight tension inthe ring 41 will hold a bag in place. The bag 43 can be of size so thatit is supported on the bottom plate or panel 36, when it is filled. Thebag 43 can also be held in other ways, for example with clips that fitover the folded top part of the bag and which grip the support ring 40.

The bottom pan 35 of the waste bag support frame 34 is rotatablysupported on a rotating plate 53 of a suitable slidable and rotatableturn table assembly 52 (See FIG. 11).

The slidable and rotatable turntable assembly includes a pair of sidetracks 56, 56. As shown in FIG. 11, the tracks 56 each include a basetrack portion 56A secured to the bottom wall 36 and a slidable trackportion 56B that slides along the base track portion. The slidable trackportions 56B have a slide plate 54 thereon. The plate 53 is rotatablymounted on the slide plate 54 with a swivel pin 55, and is secured tothe bottom of the pan 35, which supports the waste bag support frame 34.The base slide plate 54 can slide from a position where the waste bagsupport frame 34 is retracted, as shown in FIG. 1, to a position wherethe waste bag support frame 34 is extended from the cabinet 12 as shownin FIGS. 3 and 4 for example, as well as in FIG. 12, for the second formof the disclosure. When extended from cabinet 12 the support frame 34can be rotated 360 degrees. The slidable track portions 56B are mountedon suitable bearings for ease of sliding the base slide plate 54 in andout. The rotatable plate 53 can also be mounted on plate 54 with athrust bearing that permits easy rotation of the waste bag support frame360°.

To aid in moving the bag support or carrier frame 34 outwardly from thecabinet on the tracks 56, finger tabs 59 are secured (welded) to theends 42A of the top plate 42. The tabs 59 are positioned so a person caninsert a finger behind the tabs and pull the bag support frameoutwardly.

The cover 24, which is a quarter of a sphere, is opened through the useof an actuator. As shown, a foot pedal actuator lever 60 is mounted to across shaft 62 which is pivotally mounted on pins 64 in the side wallbase 15A. The foot pedal actuator lever 60 has a foot actuator pad 68.The lever 60 and the pad 68 extend out just beyond the exterior of thepart cylindrical wall 38 when the waste bag support frame 34 isretracted relative to the cabinet and the foot pedal actuator is in itsnormal unactuated position.

The cross shaft 62 has an actuator arm 66 attached thereto which extendsforwardly, and at the forward end of actuator arm 66

The depressed position of the foot pedal actuator 60 is shown in FIG. 1in dotted lines, and when the foot pedal actuator 60 is moved to thisposition a cable 70 or other flexible line or member is attached andwill be pulled down by downward movement of the actuator arm 66 as theactuator lever 60 is depressed. The cable 70 is on at least one side ofthe cabinet and connects to the outer circular periphery of a drivepulley 67 forming a part of the pivot support and damper mechanism 30for the cover 24 (See FIGS. 8, 9 and 10). The cable 70 is in a track orguide and is wrapped partially around the periphery of the pulley 67 ofpivot support and damper mechanism 30 when the cover 24 is closed and asthe cable 70 is pulled down by the actuator arm by movement of the footpedal actuator 60, the cable will rotate the pulley 67, which is coupledto the cover 24 with a shaft 69, so the cover is also rotated on itspivot as the pully is rotated. The pulley side may be directly attachedto the cover with screws or a shaft that is drivably coupled to thecover may be used. The pulley has a shaft that is also mounted forrotation on a housing 71 of the pivot support and damper mechanism 30.The housing 71 is attached to the side wall 16 with screws or fasteners73. The pulley shaft 69 is coupled to a damper element in an end housing75 of the pivot support and damper mechanism 30 so the damper element isrotated in a first direction as the cover is opened and when the coveris closed, the damper element rotates in opposite direction and providesa damping function. The damper element damps cover movement in bothdirection of pivoting,

When the foot pedal actuator 60 is depressed and the cover 24 is movedto its dotted line position, the top of the trash bag held by the ring40 is easily accessible through the opening above the wall 38, and trashor waste can be dropped into the bag. The cover 24 will be held openwith the latch 25 until the waste bag support frame is moved again toits retracted position with the waste bag back in the cabinet 12. Then,the latch 25 can be moved to let the cover 24 close.

It can be seen that if the bag support or carrier frame 34 is partiallyrotated when the frame 34 is retracted into the cabinet 12, the edge ofwall 38 that first enters the cabinet will engage one of the bumpers 59,which will stop that leading edge and cause the wall 38 to rotate to itsproper position as the frame 34 is further retracted into the cabinet.

The cover 24 may be manually moved from its open position toward theclosed position and as it pivots closed, the center of gravity of thecover goes over center so the cover will continue to close undergravity. If the pivoting is undamped, the cover can close too fast. Thepivot support and damper mechanism provides the damping action. A dampermade by Sugatume (www.sugatsume.com) is usable. The damper element inthe housing 75 of the pivot support and damper mechanism 30 provides adamping action as the cover closes, so it will close gently.

A spring that exerts force to urge the cover toward its closed positionalso can be provided to initially start the closing movement of thecover. The spring could be a torsion spring or a tension spring actingbetween the cover and the cabinet, and effective for only an initialmovement of the cover from its open position, or until the cover centerof gravity goes over center.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, a modified form of the waste bag or receptaclesupport frame is illustrated at 80. The waste bag or receptacle supportframe 80 is mounted in a cabinet 81 that is similar to the cabinet shownin the previous form, but the cabinet 81 does not include a top wall orthe part spherical cover. The waste bag support frame 80 is mounted tomove in and out of the cabinet 81, and includes a part cylindrical frontwall 88 and a lower frame bottom or base support wall 82. The cabinet 81has a rear wall 90, a side wall 94 and a bottom wall 89, which aresupported on support feet. A slidable and rotatable turntable assembly52 is mounted on bottom wall 89 so the arrangement is as disclosed inthe first form of the disclosure. The slidable and rotatable plate 53 issecured to the bottom side of the frame bottom wall or base support wall82 of the waste bag support frame 80. A pan 91 is mounted on top of theframe bottom wall 82, also in the manner shown in the first form of thedisclosure.

The cabinet 81 is made similar to the previous form of the disclosure,but it includes a panel 84 near the top and above the ring 40 that issupported by the side and rear walls 94 and 90. The top panel 84 has arecess 86 so the bag support ring 40 and the top of a waste bag 43supported on the ring 40 are exposed for depositing waste from above.The bag support ring 40 is secured to a top plate 95 (similar to the topplate 42) mounted on the top edge of the front wall 88, and extends as apart circular band around the part cylindrical front wall 88. The wastebag is supported on the bag support ring 40 in a suitable manner withthe top open, as previously described.

The turn table plate 53 is mounted for free rotation about an uprightaxis on the horizontally slidable base slide plate 54 that is mounted ontracks 56, constructed as shown in the first form of the disclosure. Thefront wall 88 and pan 91 can thus be slid, along with the ring 40 andsupported bag, out of the cabinet 81 and rotated as shown in FIG. 6 forremoving the full bag. The side walls 94 of the cabinet 81 and the edges88A of the front wall 88 overlap. Bumpers 93 are secured to the sidewalls 94 and are of size to engage the edges 88A of the front wall 88and will serve to position and stop the front wall 88 as the waste bagsupport frame is retracted into the cabinet, if the waste bag supportframe is rotated slightly so one edge 88A leads the other as the wastebag support frame 80 is retracted.

Once a trash bag held by the ring 40 and the waste bag support frame 34or 82 is full and needs to be emptied, the respective waste bag supportframe is extended from the cabinet. In the first form of the disclosureshown in FIGS. 1-11, the foot pedal actuator 60 is depressed to open thecover 24 so the support frame and supported bag can be pulled out orextended from the cabinet. The bag support frame is then rotated so thefull bag is exposed, for example as shown in FIG. 6, where the bagsupport frame has been rotated 90 degrees.

The top of the trash bag can be loosened from the support ring 40 andthe top of the bag dropped below the ring. Then the bag can be slid offthe bottom pan 35 or 89 and removed without having to lift the loadedbag above the upper edge of an outer container. Lifting loaded waste ortrash bags is required in conventional waste containers, and leads tostrains and claims. A new bag can be installed, the bag support framerotated back and the bag support frame retracted.

The pans 35 and 91 are made to catch liquids that may leak from a bag,as well as catch other debris that may fall alongside a bag held on ring40. The pans can be of metal or plastic or other leak proof material.Although the present invention has been described with reference topreferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize thatchanges may be made in form and detail without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention.

In FIGS. 14 and 15, a modified support for the waste receptacle isshown, and in this instance, the top portions of the waste receptaclecan be as previously shown, utilizing a support ring 40 for trash bagand suitable supports for the ring. The cabinet illustrated at 100 ismodified so that it is open sided and has a rear wall 102, and sidewalls 104 that are spaced apart and are of size to receive a waste bagsupport frame 106. The waste bag or receptacle support frame 106includes a curved front wall 108 as previously shown, and a support orframe bottom wall 110. Again, the curved (part cylindrical) wall 108 hasa suitable bag support ring at the upper end, so that a bag 112 can besupported above the frame bottom wall 110 as shown in FIG. 15.

The frame bottom wall 110 (FIG. 15) has a metal tray 114 supportedthereon as previously shown. The bag 112 is suspended on the interior ofthe curved wall 108 and held in place.

The waste bag support frame can be slid in and out of the cabinet 100and rotated about an upright axis, as in the previous forms. The slidingand rotating support comprises plurality of swivel casters 116, as shownthree casters, fastened to the bottom side of frame bottom wall 110 tosupport the waste receptacle for rolling movement along a supportingfloor into and out of the opening of the cabinet 100. The casters alsopermit rotating the curved front wall 108 ninety degrees for easyremoval of a filled waste bag.

It also should be noted that the cabinet 100 can have a channel-shapedrim support 120 that underlies the walls 102 and 104, and provides forsturdy support. Suitable glides or support feet 122 can be provided onthe rim 120.

In this form of the disclosure, the waste bag support frame 106 can berolled in and out of the cabinet and rotated 90° as shown in FIG. 14 (ormore) for access to the trash bag held on the support ring 40. The trashreceptacle can be moved in and out easily, and the curved wall mateswith the side walls of the cabinet in the same manner as previouslyshown.

In FIGS. 16-19, a further modified form of the waste receptacle isillustrated, and the cabinet is constructed to be substantially similarto that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. the waste bag or receptacle supportframe indicated at 130 mounts on a swivel, and can be moved in and outof the cabinet between a retracted position and an extended position ontracks or slides. The extended position would substantially as thatshown in FIG. 3, but in this form of the disclosure, there is nopivoting eyelid type cover. The waste bag support frame 130 includes apart cylindrical forward wall 132, a support wall 134 that is secured tothe bottom of the part cylindrical wall as previously shown, and aleak-proof tray 136 is also provided.

The cabinet 138 in this form of the disclosure has a support frame orwall 140 mounted on suitable feet 142, and extends to join a back wall144 and side walls 146. The back and side walls extend upwardly to alevel above an upper end of the waste bag or receptacle frame 130, andthe cabinet has a top or cover wall 148 supported between side walls 146as shown in FIG. 16. A front panel 150 is provided, and has a partcircular recess indicated at 152. In this form of disclosure, there is ahorizontal shelf 154 secured between the side walls 148 which has a cutout opening 156 (see FIGS. 18 and 19). The horizontal shelf fits betweenthe side walls 146 and terminates at forward edges of the side walls,and has a hinged cover portion 158 attached thereto with suitablerecessed hinges shown at 160. Cover portion 158 will move from aposition where the substantially co-planar with the shelf 154, andwherein it overlies the waste bag or receptacle frame 130, to a positionshown in dotted lines and arrows in FIGS. 17 and 18 where it overliesthe shelf and leaves a portion of the top part of the waste bag orreceptacle frame exposed so that material can be dropped into the wastebag supported on the hoop or ring that is shown at 162. The ring 162 issupported on a top plate 163.

A part circular flange 164 is formed around the cover 158 to shield thering 162 and the top part of the waste bag. The cover 158 has an openportion or cutaway 166, as well, so that with the opening 156 and theshelf 154 and the opening 166 on the cover, there is an opening intowhich a person can drop trash through the opening formed by recess 152in the front panel 150. The waste bag or receptacle frame 130 is mountedon slides or tracks 168 which are the same construction as the slide ortracks 156 shown in FIGS. 1-3. The waste bag or receptacle frame can beslid outwardly from the cabinet for access for replacing bags and thelike on the ring 162.

In FIG. 17, on one of the side walls 146, is cutaway to show a bumper170 at the rear end of the part cylindrical wall 132, as previouslyshown, which will engage rear edges of the wall 132 to maintain the wall12 properly oriented as it is retracted. There is one of those bumpers170 on each of the side walls 146.

Also, the flange 163 has finger tabs 172 mounted on the rear edges ofthe top plate 163. A finger of an operator can be slid behind the tabs172 to pull a waste receptacle out. The finger tabs 172 can be mountedat any suitable manner, and can be welded to the top plate 163. Thefinger tabs 172 are positioned so that a finger can get behind them forpulling the waste receptacle out of the cabinet.

FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 disclose a different assembly for the slide and theturntable. This construction can be used in place of the slide andturntable shown in FIG. 6 for example. FIG. 20 is similar to FIG. 6, andthe same cabinet construction can be utilized. The same construction ofthe waste bag or receptacle frame can also be utilized, and the numbersin FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 that are the same as in the previous figures,show essentially the same parts.

The illustrations of FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 are where the waste bag orreceptacle support frame does not have the removable lid, and theassociated mechanism.

In FIG. 20, the frame bottom or support wall 35B of the waste bagsupport frame 34 is supported on a bar stool swivel assembly indicatedat 180, The bar stool swivel assembly 180 includes a top portion 180Asecured to the panel 35B and a lower portion 180B that is secured to anattachment frame 182 that includes a support wall 184 on which the lowerportion 180B of the swivel 180 is mounted. The top portion 180A swivelsrelative to the lower portion 180B. A pair of side rails 186 that arefixed to the sides of the support wall 184 in turn support sliders 188mounted in tracks 190 that are supported on upright guides or walls 192.The sliders 188 and the tracks 190 are drawer slides used conventionallyfor pull out drawers, and the side rails 186 are provided so that theslides 188 can be easily attached in place.

It can be seen that the panel 35B clears the side rails 186, so that itis free to be rotated utilizing the. swivel 180.

The barstool swivels are available from Hardware Distributors, Limited,and the drawer slides are available from hardware suppliers such asKnapp & Vogt Manufacturing Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. USA.

In all forms of the disclosure, the waste bag is supported on a wastebag support frame that mates with and is movable partial into thecabinet. The waste bag support frame has a front wall that closes thecabinet front and the waste bag support frame can be moved out of thecabinet and rotated for ease of removing a loaded waste bag. The wastebag is easily attached and held in place and easily removed.

The curved front wall nest with the cabinet and forms a pleasingappearance. The cover shown is also easily operated and covers theopening to the trash bag when closed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference topreferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize thatchanges may be made in form and detail without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention.

1. A waste receptacle comprising a cabinet having an open front; a wastebag support frame having a front wall and sized to fit at leastpartially within the cabinet when in a first retracted position; a framesupport for mounting the waste bag support frame relative to the cabinetfor movably mounting the bag support frame relative to the cabinet, saidframe support permitting linear and rotatably movement of the waste bagsupport frame; a ring attached to the front wall of the bag supportframe and having a portion extending rearwardly of the front wall of thewaste bag support frame and spaced upwardly from a lower end of thewaste bag support frame to provide space between the ring and the lowerend for a waste bag, the ring being adapted to support an upper end of awaste bag, and the waste bag support frame being movable when supportedby the frame support to a second position where the waste bag supportframe is extending from the cabinet and is rotatable to place the ringand a waste bag supported thereon to the exterior of the cabinet.
 2. Thewaste receptacle of claim 1 wherein the frame support comprises a slidefor movably mounting the waste bag support frame for linear movementbetween the first and second positions.
 3. The waste receptacle of claim2 and a turntable supported on the slide and rotatably supporting thebag support frame relative to the slide.
 4. The waste receptacle ofclaim 3, wherein the waste bag support frame comprises a frame bottomwall supported on the turntable, and the front wall being secured to thelower wall and extending upwardly therefrom, said front wall being partcylindrical and extending from the cabinet when the waste bag supportframe is in its second position.
 5. The waste receptacle of claim 4wherein the ring is generally circular, and has a diameter less than atransverse distance between edges of the part cylindrical front wall. 6.The waste receptacle of claim 1, and a cover pivotally mounted to thecabinet about a generally horizontal axis, said cover being movable froma closed position wherein it overlies the front wall of the bag supportframe, to an open position wherein it is substantially within thecabinet, and an actuator for moving the cover from the closed positionto the open position.
 7. The waste receptacle of claim 6, wherein saidactuator comprises a foot pedal actuator having an actuator armconnected thereto, a pivot connection on the cover having a circularperiphery, and a flexible member between the pivot connection and thearm of the foot pedal actuator, the flexible member being partiallywrapped around the periphery of the pivot connection when the cover isin a closed position, the foot pedal actuator being connected to theflexible member and in a first position when the cover is in the closedposition, and the foot pedal actuator being operable to move to a secondposition to cause the arm to move and cause the flexible member torotate the pivot connection to move the cover to its open position. 8.The waste receptacle of claim 6 wherein said cover comprises a partspherical cover. The waste receptacle of claim 8 wherein said front wallof the bag support frame is part cylindrical, and the part sphericalcover has an edge that overlies and mates with an upper edge of the partcylindrical front wall of the bag support frame when the cover is in aclosed position.
 10. The waste receptacle of claim 6 wherein saidactuator comprises a foot pedal actuator pivotally mounted to thecabinet and having an actuator arm connected to pivot the cover to itsopen position when a portion of the foot pedal actuator is depressed.11. The waste receptacle of claim 1 wherein the frame support comprisesa plurality of casters mounted on the frame support.
 12. The wastereceptacle of claim 1 wherein the cabinet includes a shelf supportedabove a rear portion of the ring, and a cover hingedly connected to theshelf and movable from a first cover position overlying a front portionof the waste bag support frame to a second cover position overlying theshelf, the shelf and cover having recesses forming an opening abovecenter portions of the ring.
 13. The waste receptacle of claim 12wherein said cover has a depending flange on a front side thereof, theflange partially surrounding the ring with the cover in the first coverposition.
 14. A waste receptacle comprising a cabinet, a bag supportframe slidably mounted on said cabinet to be slidable from a firstposition wherein a portion of the bag support frame is within thecabinet, to a second position wherein the bag support frame extends fromthe cabinet, the bag support frame being rotatable about an upright axisrelative to the cabinet in its second position, said bag support framehaving a frame bottom, and a front upright wall supported on the bottom,a ring mounted on the front upright wall spaced above the bottom topermit a waste bag to be supported on the ring and extend downwardlytoward the bottom, said bag support frame being movable to its secondposition, and in the second position a waste bag supported on the bagsupport ring being substantially on an exterior of the cabinet.
 15. Thewaste receptacle of claim 14, wherein the cabinet has a cabinet bottomwall, the bag support frame being supported relative to the cabinetbottom wall on a slide, and a rotating coupling between the slide andthe bag support frame mounting the bag support frame for rotation aboutan upright axis.
 16. The waste receptacle of claim 14, wherein saidframe bottom comprises a pan having a circular peripheral wall, andwherein said front upright wall is part circular in cross section andhas side edges and is attached to the peripheral wall of the pan, theside edges being adjacent forward edges of the cabinet when the bagsupport frame is in its first position.
 17. The waste receptacle ofclaim 16, and bumpers secured to the side walls of the cabinet andpositioned to be engaged by the side edges of the upright wall if theupright wall is rotated from a normal position when moved to the firstposition.
 18. The waste receptacle of claim 16, and a part sphericalcover pivotally mounted on the cabinet, in a position such that in acover closed position, the part spherical cover overlies an upper edgeof the front upright wall of the bag support frame with the bag supportframe in its first position.
 19. The waste receptacle of claim 18 and anactuator movable to pivot the cover between a closed position overlyingthe upper edge of the front upright wall of the bag support frame, to anopen position wherein the cover is retracted within the cabinet.
 20. Thewaste receptacle of claim 13, wherein said actuator comprises a footpedal actuator movable from a position with the cover in its closedposition, and movable downwardly to a position that moves the cover toits open position.
 21. The waste receptacle of claim 14, wherein thefront wall is substantially a half of an upright right circular cylinderhaving a diameter between side edges, the cabinet having a front openingof size to receive a portion of the frame bottom extending rearwardlyfrom a diameter line of the front wall with the bag support frame in itsfirst position, a portion of the ring also extending rearwardly of thediameter line with the bag support frame in its first position.
 22. Thewaste receptacle of claim 21, the front wall being configured so amajority of the part cylindrical front wall extends outwardly from thecabinet with the bag support frame in its first position.
 23. The wastereceptacle of claim 15 wherein the cabinet has a cabinet bottom wall, aslide and turntable between the cabinet bottom wall and the frame bottomof the bag support frame for slidably mounting the bag support frame onthe cabinet bottom wall and permitting rotation of the bag support frameabout an upright axis, the bag support frame being rotatable about theupright axis to move the ring outside the cabinet with the bag supportframe in its second position.